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Iron Pence Post.

No. 233,018. Patented Oct. 5,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GAVIN RAINNIE AND GEORGE J. A. ROBINSON, OF ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

IRON FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,018, dated October 5, 1880.

Application filed March 29, 1880. (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GAVIN ItAINNIE and GEORGE J. A. ROBINSON, of St. John, Province of New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Iron Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of a cornerpost. Fig. 2 is a rear view of aline-post. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken through the line as m, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken through the line y y, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish iron fence-posts so constructed as to be light, strong, and durable, which cannot be thrown out by the frost, and-will not beliable to sway.

The invention consists in constructing an iron fence-post of a body made U-shaped in its cross-section, and having hooked lugs to receive the fence-wires, the base cast hollow and solid with the body, and having holes in its top and bottom and ribs upon its inner surface to receive and bind the ground-rods, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the body of the post, and B the base. The body A of the post is made U shaped in its crosssection, as shown in Fig. 4, and tapers gradually from its base to its top. Upon the lower end of the b dy A is cast the base B, which is made in the shape of an inverted circular or flattened cone with a convexed top. The base B is cast hollow and may have openings in its sides to make it lighter. In the top of the base 13 are formed two or more holes, G, to receive the rods D, which pass down through the cavity of the said base and out through an aperture, E, in its bottom,

hold the posts firmly in place, but at the cor-' 11ers of the fence a third rod may be added. The rods D are driven through the base B into the ground, and by their position hold the posts firmly in place.

Upon the body A are cast hook-1n gs G, to receive the Wires H, and which are so arranged that the wires H will be slightly bent at the edges or corners of the posts, so as to he held firmly in place.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. An iron fence-post constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, of the body A, made U -shaped in its cross-section, and having hook-lugs G, the base B, cast hollow and solid with the body A, and having holes 0 E in its top and bottom and ribs F upon its inner surface, and two or more rods, D, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In an iron fence-post, the base B, cast hollow, and having holes 0 E and ribs 1?, substantially as herein shown and described, to receive the rods D and bindfthem in place, as set forth.

GAVIN RAINNIE. GEORGE JOSEPH APPLETON ROBINSON.

Witnesses FRED. H. MoKIEL, ROBERT M. ANDERSON. 

